Stari Banovci Стари Бановци (Serbian) | |
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 The Orthodox church | |
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| Coordinates:44°59′N20°17′E / 44.983°N 20.283°E /44.983; 20.283 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Region | Syrmia |
| District | Srem |
| Municipality | Stara Pazova |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.48 km2 (11.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,954 |
| • Density | 195.3/km2 (505.9/sq mi) |
Stari Banovci (Serbian Cyrillic:Стари Бановци) is a suburban settlement inSerbia. It is located in theStara Pazova municipality, in the region ofSyrmia (Syrmia District),Vojvodina province. Stari Banovci,Banovci-Dunav andNovi Banovci form together urban settlementBanovci. The population of the settlement as the whole is 16,000 people (2011 census).[1]
The name of the settlement inSerbian is plural.
In ancient times,Roman fortress named Burgene existed at this location. The village of Banovci existed here since the 16th century, and perhaps even before that. Another two villages, Darinovci and Tusa, were situated at this location, but both were later resettled.
According to theOttoman census from 1566/7, most of the inhabitants of Banovci wereSerbs. In 1734, the population of the village was composed of 53 houses. In 1756, population numbered 211 houses.
During theAxis occupation inWorld War II, 158 villagers were murdered, 52 were sent to concentration campSajmište, 38 were sent to forced labour, and 104 were held as war prisoners.
International hiking- and bikingrouteSultans Trail goes thru Banovci. Both routes follow the old route fromBudapest toIstanbul
Some of the families in the village include:Antić,Azlen,Ašćerić,Babić,Bajić,Barišić,Bogdanovic,Bošković,Damjanac,Dražeta,Drljača,Đorđević,Đurić,Girgis,Glumac,Gojković,Grabovica,Gugleta,Hinić,Ilić,Janjic,Jekić,Jevtic,Jojić,Jovanović,Kasagic,Knežević,Korlat,Korolija,Kosovic,Kovačević,Kristić,Krndija,Krnjic,Lazarević,Leskur,Levnajić,Lukic,Malbaša,Malenić,Maljković,Marković, Markulin,Mijačević,Mijatović,Miljković,Mirilovic,Mrđić,Nikolić,Obradovic,Ostojić,Petrović,Pražić,Preočanin,Prnjić,Prtina,Punos,Purić,Radojčić,Riđošić,Sasin,Savić,Skerletović,Slavik,Srebro,Sovilj,Stanković,Stanišić,Šaula,Šimunović,Tadic,Tesic,Tica,Tišma,Trninić,Tomašević,Tufegdzic,Ušljebrka,Večerinac,Vezmar,Vidaković,Vojnović,Vujasinović,Vukadinović,Vuković,Vuckovic,Zeljug,Zorić,Zubovic, etc.
There is a primary schoolSlobodan Savković in the village.
